Borovo Treasure

Borovo Treasure
Material silver
Created 383 BC – 359 BC
Discovered 1974 at Borovo
Present location Rousse Regional Historical Museum

The Borovo Treasure, also known as the Borovo Silver Treasure, is a Thracian.[1][2] hoard of five matching silver-gilt items discovered in late 1974 while ploughing a field in Borovo, Bulgaria.[3]

The treasure is kept in the history museum at Ruse.[1]

Items

It consists of a table set of five Silver-gilt items:[1][2]

Discovery

The discovery was made while ploughing a field approximately 2 km from the village of Borovo, Ruse, in Bulgaria. Unfortunately, the plow severely damaged objects, but after extensive restoration work, the damage is nearly invisible.[1][2][4]

It is unknown why the treasure was buried at that particular site, since no tumulus was found at the location.[4]

Origins

The inscription on the sphynx rhyta indicates that the treasure may have been a gift to a local Getic ruler from the king Cotys I (382-359 BC),[3] who reigned in the Odrysian Kingdom from 383 to 359 BC.[4] It is for this reason that the treasure is considered to be from the early to mid fourth century BC.[1][2][3][4]

Gallery

See also

Other Thracian treasures:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Borovo Treasure - Landmarks/Treasures - BulgariaInside.com". Bulgariainside.eu. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Borovo silver treasure | Ancient Treasures, Ancient Thracians". Ancient-treasure.info. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Bulgaria's Thracian Heritage - The Borovo Treasure". Omda.bg. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Borovo Treasure". Heritage Key. Retrieved 2011-08-31.

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